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NITED STATES vPATENT vERICE.

' FRANK-HERMAN soHoEIELD, `or rrHE UNITED STATES-NAVY.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No.

Application filed May 14, 1902.

To aZZ. whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, FRANK HERMAN SCHO- FIELD, lieutenant United StatesNavy, stationed at Hartford, in the county of `Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mountsfor Gunsyand I do hereby .declare the following-to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such -as will enable othersskilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in carriages for g-uns, and itespecially relates 'to carriages for machine-guns and guns of' minorcaliber. i i Itis .desirable that means be provided ,for readilyinstalling guns 'of this class, in dierent places on board ship and alsoIfor readily installing them-` in boats or mountingthem on shore.

My invention will be understood by referencetothe accompanying drawings,in which the same parts are indicated by the same letters throughout-theseveral views. j

V eyebolt providedqfor the awning-stanchion.

Fig-4 is an inverted plan viewof the mountbase .atthe head of4 thepillar. Fig. 5 isa .perspective .view showing 'this mouutb'ase used on atripod, and Figs. 6 and 7 are details showing the detachable feetV ofthe tripod. Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, and *3, these figures showdetails of a stand whichmay be. .set up in place of an awning-stanchionat any part of the ship and which may be removed v.from one part oftheship toanother with the utmost facility. When in action, the awn- `imgf-stanchions are always taken down, and

theirsockets, fastto the side of the ship,.af

ford .a convenient 'means for stepping-the stand. Moreover, there beinga greatmany of these socketsaround the ship there is always a convenientholder for the stand at or near the desired point on the ship. l

In the gnres, A represents a gun onl a mount B. This mount B'is pivotedin the the arm F',

'home much more than in others, and the and down on the pillar G andisthen clamped the step K, provided for 713,506, dated November 1'1, 1902.smhnmorzs. (No more.)

socket D0 (see Figs. 4 and 5) of the'mountbase D. The requisitebearing-surlace'-be-A tween the mount'B and themo'unt-.base'D isfurnished by the flanges b and d, respectively. The mount is clamped atthe desired angle in train by means of the clamp-lever E. The mount-baseD is pivoted on the pin F at the -head of the pillar G, which pin alsoserves to web of the mount-base and is shipped'and unshipped quickly bymeans of secured thereto or integral there, with. j n v f The mount-baseD has a downwardly-projecting web D', provided with an arc-shaped slotd, into which passes the pin 7i, which, withthe hand-lever H, formsaclamp for clamping the gun-support D at the desired angle. The purposeof this is toadjust the mount for'the dierent inclinations'of lthe shipsside andfor the rake of the boats mast. In some places the ships sidetumbles awning-stanchions, as a rule, are parallel with the side of theship, or' the mast rakes ccnsiderably, and vitis desirable to have-'thegun` mounted with its upper carriage practically horizontal'. K andA K'are the sockets. or eyebolts 4fer the awning-stanchion, 4which aresecuredf;` the sides of the ship in the usual way. Sin` the pillar Gwouldordinarily be` smaller diameter than the awning-stanchion,`lpro-F85 vide an adjustable collar M, which is slipped over-'the lowerend of the tube and in place by means of a clamp M'. `This collar issplit, as at m', to enable it to be moved up in place. This collar M isprovidedwith a plurality oftapering ribs m. At the base of f the tube Iprovide a suitably-'tapered heell piece G', which 'may be secured inplace by a pinig'. This heel-piece is adapted t'o-fit in' the heel ofthe awning-stanchion.

Instepping the. stand the down through the eye K' until the heel-pieceG' engages the socket K. Then the coliarM is slid down until the ribsm-engage the eye K', and the ysaid collar is clamped in place by meansof the ,hand-lever M': f The gun and mount maynow be put imposition andpillar G appel 6o clamp the forked portions of the pillar to thearranged to-be is clamped the gun put in place as before.

the carriage is ready for Lise. In order to prevent the eollarlll frombeing accidentally dropped overboard, I may provide a chain N, fast tothe eje d on the gun-serrant and to the eye m2 on the collar M. It r.ill be obvi ous that any other form ot' heel-piece or any other forni ofcollar may be applied, if de. sired, whereby the pillar G may be causedto tit any suitable frame or holder.

The pillar G may be used in the mast-hole oi' a boat, the heel-piece Gfitting in the step for the mast and a suitable collar M on the saidtube projecting into the hole in the thwart of the boat. a boat thecollar or sleeve may be inverted and clamped on the pillar below thethwart in such a manner as to lock the stand to the boat, and thusobviate any danger of its being displaced in rough. Water.

Thiis'it will be seen that I have shown a gun-stand capable of useeither in the holders already provided for a stanchion, davit,

or the like on board ship or in the step pro-' Inorder to alvided. forthe mast in a boat. lowot its use on shore after being landed from theboat, I provide suitable lugs or sockets cl3 on the mount-base I), towhich the legs P of a tripod are secured, as shown in Fig. These legsmay be carried along in the boat, and when the landing is made the standG may be removed from the boat and assembled with two tripoddegs P andthen In order to make the tripod -legs hold firmly in 4the ground,detachable shoes P' may be used, having cup-shaped flanges fp andcarrying spikes I, pointed as at p2. (See Figs. 6 and 7.) One of thedetachable shoes P' may be placed on the said pillar G in place of theheel-piece G'. W'lien used as a tripod-leg, the pillar G should have theclamp H removed and also the collar M.

rlhus it will be seen that I provide a cheap, light, and simple standfor small guns which may be speedily assembled or taken apart and whichmay be used on board ship or in a boat and by the simple addition of alimited number of parts, as a tripod-stand, may be us'ed on shore.

By adopting the tubular forin for the pillar G, the tripod-legs p, andthe mount-base D great strength is secured with corresponding lightness.

It will be obvious that various modifications in the herein describedmount and in the parts thereof may be made which could be used withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

While I have herein shown and described my improved stand as adapted toa gun-carriage, it will be understood that these irnprovements may beutilized for the support of other machines, such as searchlights,whichrequire a vertical adjustment on a horizontal axis and a lateraltraining on a vertical axis. I therefore do not intend to restrict myinvention to a nnn-nmriage,

In stepping the stand in `a pillar provided Having thus described niyinvention, whatl I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

l. In a gun-mount, the combination with a pillar l provided with anadjustable' collar thereon, ot' a mount-base secured to said pillar, anda gun mounted above said mountbase, substantially as described.

2. In a gun-mount, the combination with a. pillar provided withI anadjustable collar thereon, of a mount-base connected to said pillar, anupper carriage pivoted onv said mount-base and detachably connectedthereto, and a'gun mounted in said upper carriage, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a gun-mount, the combination witha pillar, of a mount-base securedthereto, an upper carriage detachably mounted on said mount-base, and agun mounted on said upper carriage, substantially as described.

4i. In a gun-mount, the combination with a pillar, of a vmountbasedetachably connected thereto and provided with lugs adapted to receivetripod-legsan upper carriage detachably mounted on said mount-base, andagun mounted on said .upper carriage, substantially as described.

5. In a gun-mount, the combination with a pillar, of a mount-basedetachably connected to said pillar and provided with lugs adapted foruse with tripod-legs, and a gun mounted above said mount-base,substantially as and for the purposes described.

6. In a gun-mount, the combination with a pillar, of a mount-basemounted thereon and provided with a downwardly-projecting web with acurved slot therein and also with lugs adapted to be used withtripodlegs,and means for clamping said web at the desired angle withreference to said pillar, substantially as described.

7. In a gun-carriage, the combination with with a tapered heel-piece andan adjustable4 collar, of a mount-base, pivoted on said pillar andIdetachably connected thereto, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed. 4

8. In a gun-carriage, the combinationwith a pillar provided with anadjustable collar thereon, of a mount-base detachably con-y nected tosaid pillar,substantially' as and for the purposes described.

9. In a -gun-carriage, the combination with a pillar provided with atapered heel-piece and an adjustable collar, of a mount-base pivoted onsaid pillar and detachably andl adjustably connected thereto,substantially as and for the purposes described.

10. In a gun-carriage, the combination with a pillar, of a mount-baseand means for adjustably connecting said pillar to said mount base,substantially as described.

11. In a guncarriage, the combination with a pillar provided with atapered heel-piece and a .movable and a justable collar, of a mount-basepivoted on said pillar and detachably and adjustably connected thereto,

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substantially as. and for the purposes def scribed.

12. In a gun-carriage, the combination with y a pi1lar,`of a mount-basemounted thereon l,and provided with a downwardly-projected web with acurved'slot therein, with means of clamping said web at thel Vdesiredangle relative to said pillar, substantially as de` scribed. o

l 13. Inagnn-carriage, the combination with 'a pillar-provided with anadjustable collar lhe'reom'oi" a mount-base mounted on said.

v mount-base mounted on said pillar provided with adownwardly-projecting web with a curved slot therein, and aclamp-screwpassving through said slot and said pillar, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

15. In a gun-mount, the combination with a pillar provided .withari.adjustableV collar thereon, of a mount-.base detachably con 16. In agun-mount, the combination witha pillar, of a mount-base detachablyconnected thereto, an upper carriage detachably mounted on saidmount-base, and a gun mounted on said upper carriage, substantially asvdescribed. j I

17.' In a gun-mount,the combination with a pillar provided with anadjustable collar thereon, of a mount-base detachablyx conf y' nectedv.to said pillar, an upper carriage' piv -oted on said mount-base anddetachably con:

neotedtheretm'and a gun mounted in said -nected to saidpilla-r andagunmounted above said mount-base, substantially as and vfor the purposesdescribed. v

carriage, substantially as and for the purposes described.

'- In testimony'whereof-I aiiix 'my .signature in presence of twoWitnesses. l A K FRANK HERMAN SCHOFIELD. Witnesses:

